Freddie Calthorpe
Frederick Somerset Gough Calthorpe
Born: 27 May 1892, Kensington, London
Died: 19 November 1935, The Home Green, Worplesdon, Surrey
Major Teams: Sussex, Cambridge University, Warwickshire, England.
Known As: Freddie Calthorpe
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v West Indies at Bridgetown, 1st Test, 1929/30
Latest Test: England v West Indies at Kingston, 4th Test, 1929/30
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 03/04/1930)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 4 7 0 129 49 18.42 0 0 3 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 34 8 91 1 91.00 1-38 0 0 204.0 2.67
FIRST-CLASS
(1911 - 1930)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 369 576 52 12596 209 24.03 13 55 216 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 50701 23390 782 29.91 6-17 18 0 64.8 2.76
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
"Freddie" Calthorpe was a useful amateur all-rounder who
translated an outstanding school career with Repton to a Blue,
and near captaincy of Cambridge, county cricket, and captaincy of
England. A bat of considerable style, particularly with his
off-side forcing strokes,
he was also an effective medium-paced bowler. His run-up was
somewhat peculiar, described by Wisden as "corkscrew like", but
he swung the
new ball well. He got his Blue at Cambridge as a freshman, but
after his second year joined up, and spent the war years in the RAF. He
returned to Cambridge in 1919, and somewhat mysteriously his
Wisden obituary mentions that he would have captained Cambridge in 1919
"if the letter of invitation had not miscarried". He had represented
Sussex briefly prior to the war, but on coming down from
Cambridge joined Warwickshire, and became captain in 1920, a position he
retained for nine seasons. 1920 was perhaps his best year, when,
taking the brunt of the bowling in a weak attack, he took 100
wickets and scored over 1000 runs. Warwickshire were not a strong side, but
Calthorpe worked tirelessly and with great enthusiasm. In 1922,
he returned figures of 4 for 4 as Hampshire were bowled out for
15 but suffered the humiliation of seeing his team beaten after
Hampshire followed on.
He toured New Zealand with A.C MacLaren's
team in 1922, and took MCC sides to the West Indies in 1925/26 and
1929/30, the tour that saw the first ever Test series to be
played in the Caribbean. He was past his best as a player by this
time, and took just one wicket in the four Tests. The series was
drawn but only because Calthorpe decided not to enforce the
follow on - England had made 849, and the West Indies only 286.
This was a timeless Test, but after inclement weather it was
abandoned as a draw after eight days, as England had to catch the
boat home. EW Swanton described Calthorpe's decision as
"extraordinary". Calthorpe continued to play for Warwickshire
until his premature death at just 43. His family were prominent
landowners in Birmingham and gave their name to many of the
city's landmarks (DL 2000).
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 03:58:06 GMT
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